Bulgaria
Greece
Purple Heron
Ardea purpurea purpurea
(L 31-33" WS 47-60"
Wt 1.1-3.0 lb)
Lake Kerkini
Greece
17May2015
Found in temperate Europe, Asia
and Africa... in flight neck is
especially snake-like S-shaped.
and Africa... in flight neck is
especially snake-like S-shaped.
Ardea in Latin means heron;
purpurea is Latin for purple.
purpurea is Latin for purple.
© Wikipedia